Hi, I'm Xingting.
Designer, researcher,
and illustrator.
I'm a PhD candidate at the School of Design and Architecture, Swinburne University of Technology (Melbourne), supervised by Professor Sonja Pedell.
My research focuses on participatory design with older adults in residential aged care — exploring crafting, gardening, and outdoor ecological discovery as pathways to wellbeing and connection.
🌿Studying how older adults connect with nature, craft, and technology in aged care in Melbourne.
🎲Board game enthusiast — especially Splendor Duel.
🤖Curious about speculative design, design fiction, and how AI is reshaping creative identity in art education.
💪Volunteer at an aged care visiting service (ACVVS) in Melbourne.
📮Sharing academic reading notes and artwork on 小红书 Xiaohongshu.
Education
May. 2024 – Present
PhD in Design, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia. Supervised by Prof. Sonja Pedell, Prof. Leon Sterling & Dr. Diego Munoz Saez. Supported by ARC full scholarship.
Sep. 2019 - Jun. 2022
Master of Fine Arts, School of Design, Hunan University, Changsha, China.
Sep. 2015 - Jun. 2019
Bachelor's degree, Art Academy, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China.
Latest News
Mar 2026
Paper accepted: Habitus, Capital, and Field in Global HCI: Insights from Chinese-Born Researchers Who Received Doctoral Training Across Cultural Contexts (CHI EA'26). 🎉Feb 2026
Volunteering with ACVVS (Aged Care Visiting Volunteers Service) in Melbourne.Jan 2026
Peer reviewing for a pedestrian trust / FAV study and an employee performance paper.
Me, I am exploring a new art creation, 2023